Russian-made device that can detect COVID-19 in air ready for production

Russian-made device that can detect COVID-19 in air ready for production
# 27 August 2020 10:36 (UTC +04:00)

The Moscow Region's Krasnogorsky Zavod (KMZ) has presented Russia's first device for detecting viruses, including COVID-19, in the air, at the Army 2020 forum, Alexander Novikov, the plant's general director, said, APA reports citing Sputnik.

"KMZ has presented a completely new product — a bio-medical device dubbed 'Detector-BIO’, which detects bacteria, toxins, and viruses, including COVID-19, in a room. This is our joint project with the [Russian] Health Ministry's N.F. Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology. With the help of such a device, the automatic analysis of an air sample takes from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the concentration of pathogens and other factors", Novikov said.

According to the plant's general director, the state tests of this device were completed in June, but the official paperwork for registration is still being prepared, so it is too soon to talk about distribution.

"However, we are completely ready, and if necessary, we can produce as many [devices] as a client needs. It is important that this device can detect various pathogens in the air, so it can be used both for civilian purposes and for ensuring biological safety", he noted.

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